US democracy needs repair — and care is the answer, says author adrienne maree brown in conversation with writer and activist Baratunde Thurston. In a sweeping discussion on what it means to be an active citizen, they unpack how to design a future for democracy where we all belong.
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@pocHeR_
June 3, 2024 at 4:00 pm
Wow
@concernedcitizen7385
June 3, 2024 at 4:01 pm
Democracy sounds great… I hope we have one someday.
@Mypresident1986
June 3, 2024 at 4:19 pm
Democracy is very good in a society of homogeneous being.
But in societies where fools are the majority, be my guest as democracy kills it’s people.
I can give you examples if needed
@concernedcitizen7385
June 3, 2024 at 4:47 pm
@@Ruby_Villain Oh, I’m very well educated on the subject. You’re right – we don’t have one.
@rahilsharma5860
June 3, 2024 at 4:05 pm
😮
@j.thomas1420
June 3, 2024 at 4:06 pm
A democracy without woke should be fine.
@vesawuoristo4162
June 3, 2024 at 4:11 pm
Woke means we respect others’ rights and want to expand them.
@j.thomas1420
June 3, 2024 at 4:28 pm
@@vesawuoristo4162 i’am gay and I can tell you wokism has done more harm than good.
@Etaoinshrdlu69
June 3, 2024 at 4:42 pm
@@vesawuoristo4162The right to loot?
@user-kj2zi9ui1g
June 4, 2024 at 12:14 am
Y
@Zerodero
June 4, 2024 at 1:31 am
This sounds like a joke with how basic and constantly repeated mindlessly this exact sentence has been spotted but here we are. A democrat without “woke” should be fine. You guys can’t even define “woke” I’m crying 😂
@reikaratnam
June 3, 2024 at 4:08 pm
By day dreaming/fantasizing. Democracy is a failed ideology
@traveller2378
June 3, 2024 at 4:22 pm
Thanks for giving me the reason to unsubscribe. TED has lost its way
@Etaoinshrdlu69
June 3, 2024 at 4:45 pm
TED talks have always been for pretentious people…same with The Big Think.
@Acoustic-Rabbit-Hole
June 4, 2024 at 2:34 am
@@Etaoinshrdlu69 Not necessary. There was a certain point, a certain year that they started to go Woke.
@Sareaesque
June 4, 2024 at 4:15 am
@@Acoustic-Rabbit-Hole how is this woke?
@Acoustic-Rabbit-Hole
June 4, 2024 at 8:39 am
@@SareaesqueYou mean pretentious?
@Sareaesque
June 4, 2024 at 8:53 am
@@Acoustic-Rabbit-Hole no, you said they had gone woke, how is this woke?
@Inside_a_dewdrop
June 3, 2024 at 4:24 pm
Adrienne is a goddess, yes this conversation is so important thank you!!
@timmyj2366
June 3, 2024 at 11:10 pm
I would consider it low resolution thinking, a type of intellectualism based upon hurt feelings rather than reason and reality. She speaks abstractly in a way that does not come off as intelligent, but delusional or utopian.
The other speakers four pillars of citizenship were on point though. You could tell he was being accommodating to accept her shifting the conversation to irrelevant concepts. But he did so to respect her ideas. She shifted the conversation from what is the ideal form of citizenship, to how we should structure all of an ever changing society. And she seems like one of the last people on earth that should be bouncing ideas around on that existential topic.
The second she referenced nations not being necessary, she loses all credibility. And it just got worse from there.
Be very careful who you learn from on the internet.
@rustinpeacemaster
June 4, 2024 at 5:14 am
Why woke people tend to have the urgency to pinpoint someone’s appearance in a situation where nobody should care
@abeismain
June 3, 2024 at 4:41 pm
We the people in order to form a more perfect Union.
You got to be a post nationalist
😅
@alexurbieta2403
June 3, 2024 at 4:49 pm
We need foundational ethics or philosophy in our political systems. Have the agreement to serve, protect and propel ALL LIFE.
We have failed in not having any foundation or ethical agreements in our political and economical systems, that is why everything is allowed, even the destruction of our ecosystems the exploitation and slavery of the workers in the capitalist system. Our actual systems promotes and incites death at every level.
We need to initially agree that we must think, feel and act serving life.
@neonennui
June 4, 2024 at 7:04 am
I totally agree.
@brittonprice637
June 3, 2024 at 5:04 pm
Democratic republic*
@l01230123
June 4, 2024 at 6:46 am
Yes, democratic, as in a democracy.
So *democracy is accurate; unless you’ve given a very specific definition to the word, and/or you’ve decided there’s only one way to have a democracy and the US doesn’t count.
I get that the US gerrymanders, which isn’t democratic and is technically illegal in your country, (Republican drawn maps led to over numerous lawsuits in recent years, over 80 in 2020, an extremely corrupt party by first-world standards) but there are people trying to give everyone an equal say.
@AuditingTheCorrupt
June 3, 2024 at 5:08 pm
Easily done. Vote for Trump
@Paul-bk6jx
June 3, 2024 at 5:43 pm
This woman needs to change her eating habits or else she wont have a future
@JohnQPublic11
June 3, 2024 at 6:07 pm
When they use the word democracy what they mean is communism.
@ccederlo
June 3, 2024 at 6:56 pm
Such an aspiring vision for a better tomorrow.
And then we have the YouTube comments 😂
@mbergamin16
June 3, 2024 at 10:49 pm
🤡
@ShivamKumar-vf1bi
June 3, 2024 at 7:39 pm
Hey guys… I am going through a really bad time right now. I had a girlfriend who was getting married; we were both in a living relationship, and suddenly all this happened. I can’t do anything because the boy is a software engineer for a good company, so he is an absolutely perfect boy for the family. I also thought about it and then felt that his salary is much more than mine, so 100% he can give her a better future. Right now, there is only struggle in my life. But now I know that talks have started between them, and the families have accepted everything. This is the reason, but now I don’t have any friends with whom I can share this because I know there is no benefit in saying it; if I tell my friends, then they will make fun of me. Please, someone talk to me like a friend or like a guide. Being an introvert, typing this message for me is a very big thing. I want to share my feelings because I am feeling very strange alone. I know you all might find this funny and immature, but trust me, this is very tough for me. Please talk to me.
@alexa11129
June 3, 2024 at 7:42 pm
The best shot we have at this is not voting dem this year. Open your eyes. This is ridiculous.
@l01230123
June 4, 2024 at 8:26 am
Yeah my dudes, vote for the guy who’s early moves were to defund life-saving healthcare for mothers, (resulting in deaths and suffering children) and left the vast majority of expert roles required to help people *empty!*
Vote with your _heart,_ not your _brain!_ Ears and eyes are the worst! 😀
PS: yes everyone knows Biden sucks too. Oh America!
@ramstrong1961
June 3, 2024 at 9:13 pm
Due Dissidence: Ro Khanna praises Mike Johnson
@UltraAar
June 3, 2024 at 11:06 pm
Democracy is being ruled by the corrupt mob
@UltraAar
June 3, 2024 at 11:08 pm
Of course youd be a post-nationalist, global communism is their goal, run by totalitarian world government
@daviddave7769
June 4, 2024 at 1:28 am
Good Lord………
@daviddave7769
June 4, 2024 at 1:30 am
Ted……is ….DEAD
@Acoustic-Rabbit-Hole
June 4, 2024 at 2:36 am
Gee, let’s not talk about the national and international institutions who hold political power and how they manipulate and control the masses via NPR-mindset. Let’s just sit back and “re-imagine” freedom. Until SOMONE saves us.
@ivormontoya3317
June 4, 2024 at 4:24 am
needs MANAGED DEMOCRACY
@deliyomgam7382
June 4, 2024 at 6:51 am
All d leaders should give a report on what good they did for people n people can check it on net…….
@josh_6293
June 4, 2024 at 10:12 am
Hearing people talk about “mutual care” is so refreshing, and an antidote to the vitriol and antagonism that seems so acceptable in our politics today. We need to get to know our neighbors, approach each other with curiosity and care. I’m glad there are people like Adrienne and Bartunde talking about creating a better future for ourselves.
@beaghmne2369
June 7, 2024 at 12:46 am
Absolutely!
@Anna-us7gw
June 4, 2024 at 10:42 am
I definitely agree that I’d like for it to be safer and less tension among strangers. curiosity and empathy
@suiyuzhu
June 4, 2024 at 1:10 pm
just an imagination if China ,Russia,North Korea don’t have demoncracy.
@lexreason258
June 4, 2024 at 3:49 pm
This is beautiful and powerful. Thank you!
@celestialcircledance
June 5, 2024 at 6:34 am
Seems like beautiful platitudes and wishful thinking . Harmless enough but not the most productive use of my time .
@TabIsrael
June 9, 2024 at 8:21 am
Agreed. People talk to damn much.